Impact of 60+ Oyster Card and Freedom Pass Restrictions

Caroline Pidgeon: What action will be taken to ensure that any long-term decision about the pre-9am weekday restrictions on the 60+ Oyster Card and Freedom Pass gives robust consideration to the impact on Londoners who are unpaid carers, key workers, low paid workers and volunteers?

The Mayor: Transport for London’s Equality Impact Assessment will assess the relevant equality impacts, including on people with protected characteristics who are on low incomes.

Community Parklets in London

Caroline Pidgeon: Community Parklets are starting to be developed in a number of London Boroughs. Could TfL provide best practice guidance, along the lines of its guidance for School Streets, to help support the roll out of community parklets in London?

The Mayor: Community Parklets are a great way for communities to reclaim the public realm by reallocating kerbside space from parked motor vehicles to greening, seating, cycle parking etc. They align with the Healthy Streets Approach of my Transport Strategy, supporting biodiversity and encouraging active travel. Delivery of parklets by boroughs fits within a programme of Healthy Streets delivery including School Streets that will create safe and inclusive streets for people walking and cycling. However, this requires a long-term funding settlement from government. Transport for London does not currently have plans to provide specific best practice guidance on community parklets but does include pocket park guidance within its Streetscape guidance